LOCAL BODIES.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 158, 5 July 1921, Page 8

LOCAL BODIES.

MOUNT EDEN,

The ordinary meeting oif the Mount Eden ilK>n>ugh Council wa* held (last evenine the ■Mayor <Mr. J. W. Shackelford) presiding. The Finance Committee 'reported that the district fund was £11,160 to debt and -\u. 10 loan £_SS; No. 3 water loan and No 16 loan showed small credits, wille the expenditure during the month was set down at £3153.

Advice that documents -were being prepared and would be ready in a fortnight's time in connection witih the issue of debentures for the drainage loan was received ■from the Government Life Insurance ■Department. The Mayor said that it was more than a fortnight since the letter was received. It was only iwith a great deal of skill that the Council -was carrying on until the money arrived.

Authority was given for the signing of thj debentures of £3000 in conno?tio'i w'th the road's loan to be obtained from the State Advances Office.

T_e metalling of iMount Eden Road from iPeary Road to St. Leonards Road was decided upon, the cost toeing estimated at £273. The Streets Committee .will consider the wor_ oo" temporary repairs from St. Leonards Road to (Boundary Road, at its next meettng. An inspection of the main roads is proposed by the committee in order to decide upon work required to be effected.

Reporting on the improvement of Balmoral 'Road from Mount Eden Koad to the 'boundary of the borough on the east, the engineer estimated! the cost would be __!75. Tils would leave £1058 for other improvements from Mount Eden Road to tlie borough ou the west, from the total expenditure of £2333 provided in the loan allocation for _—Imoral Road. Works nnder sewerage contracts were -progressing, favourably. Tlhe engineer's report was adopted.

HEW LTHN. The fortnightly meeting of the New .Lynn Town Board took place last evening. The chairman CMr. Geo. Lawson) presidtti, other memebers present toeing Messrs. J. Oag, S. Sampson, P. Wright, F. Roberts, and T. Stacey. Portage Road South.—The supervisor was instructed to prepare an estimate for the unmetalied portion of this road. •■Extension of Gas —tains.—ln reply to the board's request for an extension of gas mains on .Matai and (Morgan Avenues, the Auckland Gas Company replied that a further survey ihad been "made, and that the support offered was so small that it was out of the question to consider the extension at .present. They would be .pleased to go into the matter again when further houses were built.

Queen 'Street.—(Mr. J. T. Skelton communicated with the board in respect to the formation of Queen Street, Cor wtoich £20 and a piece of land as a wharf reserve was contributed by ratepayers, subject to the board accepting dedication of the street. iMr. 'Skelton stated that he would >l>e satisfied if the board constructed a footpath about tl_-ce feet wide. The board acceded to construct a footpath.

•Whau Bridge.—The Waitemata County Council's englner (__-. _. A. Jackson)

wrote: —-'Pending a settlement of the Whiu —ridge question, I would ask your board to exercise supervision of the Whau Bridge ou my behalf, and instruct your foreman to watch the decking and repair the broken planks from time to time. If you will undertake this work for mc my council will refund the cost of labour and material used." The chairman stated that it had been reported to him that the breaking of a number of planks on the bridge had held up the traffic at intervals during the past two or three weeks. Apparently The council's engineer was not able to give the bridge the close supervision desired wit_ the decking in its present state. It •was not desirable to entirely close the bridge. The cost of the recent Commissions and that of the local bodies concerned would have gone a iong way towards redecking the bridge and 'putting it in a very satisfactory state of repair. Alter a lengthy discussion the board decided that it would undertake the repairing of the bridge on behalf o£ the Waitemata County Council, us suggested toy their engineer.

Buildings.—Recently the board reminded a purchaser of property on Seabrook Avenue that a building had been erected thereon which was not in accordance with the board's building by-laws, which would have to be complied with. A reply received stated that they were not aware of this, and au extension of the original time given to oomply was asked for up to six weeks. The board decided to accede to the request.

Supervisor's Report.—This officer reported that the work on Smith Street was completed as far as the culvert, and that no further progress could be made until better weather prevailed. Portage Koad required constant attention owing to the diverted traffic, and a considerable amount of material was 'being used. Itimu Street was cutting up badly owing to considerable cartage of materials for buildings outside the board's area.

Permits. —(Building permits were issued on behalf of 'Messrs. W. Lisky. Leahy, Chapman Bros., A. H. Taylor, and W. l'ugh.